Wordpress pros inside pls: Random Post w/ thumbnails - GoFuckYourself.com

tonyparra · 11-05-2011, 03:52 AM

Ive been trying to add random post with thumbnail to a blog, but cant get it to work, cant find a plugin :

PHP Code:


			
<ul>
<?php
$args = array( 'numberposts' => 5, 'orderby' => 'rand', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'offset' => 0);
$rand_posts = get_posts( $args );
foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?>
    <li><h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2><p><img src="<?php echo 

get_post_meta($post->ID, thumbnail, true); ?>" width="100" height="100">
</p></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>

it spits out only the latest post and repeats it 5 times

what the hall am i doing wrong???

tonyparra · 11-05-2011, 04:11 AM

tried this no luck

Code:

<li><h3>Some Random posts</h3>
 <ul>
 <?php $posts = get_posts(?orderby=rand&numberposts=5′); foreach($posts as $post) { ?>
 <li><a href=?<?php the_permalink(); ?>? title=?<?php  the_title(); ?>?><?php the_title(); ?></a>
 </li>
 <?php } ?>
 </ul>
 </li>

tonyparra · 11-05-2011, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyparra

Ive been trying to add random post with thumbnail to a blog, but cant get it to work, cant find a plugin :

PHP Code:


			
<ul>

<?php

$args = array( 'numberposts' => 5, 'orderby' => 'rand', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'offset' => 0);

$rand_posts = get_posts( $args );

foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?>

    <li><h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2><p><img src="<?php echo 



get_post_meta($post->ID, thumbnail, true); ?>" width="100" height="100">

</p></li>

<?php endforeach; ?>

</ul>

it spits out only the latest post and repeats it 5 times

what the hall am i doing wrong???

this one displays what i want but the permalink is all the same!!

i fucking hate you right now wordpress

fris · 11-05-2011, 05:20 AM

I did something like this recently, but i picked it via category.

tonyparra · 11-05-2011, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fris

I did something like this recently, but i picked it via category.

can you enlighten me please

tonyparra · 11-05-2011, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyparra

this one displays what i want but the permalink is all the same!!

i fucking hate you right now wordpress

Im sorry i luv you wordpress

Babaganoosh · 11-05-2011, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyparra

Im sorry i luv you wordpress

Wordpress understands we all say things we don't mean when we're angry and it forgives you.

bpluva · 11-05-2011, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyparra

this one displays what i want but the permalink is all the same!!

i fucking hate you right now wordpress

Try the code Below after while have_post the_post

<?php
global $wpdb;
$numposts = 32;
$rand_posts = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT $numposts");
foreach($rand_posts as $post) :
setup_postdata($post);
?>
<?php endforeach; ?>

vdbucks · 11-05-2011, 09:17 AM

Here ya go.. the proper way to do it ><

For use as the main or only loop:

PHP Code:


			
<?php

$args1 = array(

        'posts_per_page'    => 5,

        'orderby'        => 'rand',

        'post_status'        => 'publish',

        'offset'        => 0

    );

query_posts($args1);



if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

    <li>

    <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

    <p><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, thumbnail, true); ?>" width="100" height="100"></p>

    </li>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

Use this as a secondary loop on a page with multiple loops... will save some resources by using the initial query from the main loop as opposed to creating a new query:

PHP Code:


			
<?php 

$args2 = array(

        'posts_per_page'    => 5,

        'orderby'        => 'rand',

        'post_status'        => 'publish',

        'offset'        => 0

    );

$rand_posts = get_posts($args2);



foreach ($rand_posts as $post) : setup_postdata($post); ?>

    <li>

    <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

    <p><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, thumbnail, true); ?>" width="100" height="100"></p>

    </li>

<?php endforeach; ?>

fris · 11-05-2011, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyparra

can you enlighten me please

Had someone that wanted to show recent photos from a category, (each photo represents a post *each image thumb taken from posts with attachments*.

he always had his galleries in 1 category, so he wanted a widget or a shortcode to show recent pics (galleries)

tonyparra · 11-06-2011, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vdbucks

Here ya go.. the proper way to do it ><

Thanks i did get it to work

vdbucks · 11-06-2011, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyparra

Thanks i did get it to work

If you want to add a category clause to it.. you could add something like the following to the args array...

via category id:

PHP Code:


			
$args1 = array(

        'cat'            => 3,

        'posts_per_page'    => 5,

        'orderby'        => 'rand',

        'post_status'        => 'publish',

        'offset'        => 0

    );

query_posts($args1);

of course, you could also just use the category name like so:

PHP Code:


			
$args1 = array(

        'category_name'        => 'cat_name_here',

        'posts_per_page'    => 5,

        'orderby'        => 'rand',

        'post_status'        => 'publish',

        'offset'        => 0

    );

query_posts($args1);

or my favorite way, by category slug because I don't like using uppercase letters and/or spaces in my queries:

PHP Code:


			
$Obj = get_category_by_slug('cat_slug_here');

$catid = $Obj->term_id;

$args1 = array(

        'cat'             => $catid,

        'posts_per_page'    => 5,

        'orderby'        => 'rand',

        'post_status'        => 'publish',

        'offset'        => 0

    );

query_posts($args1);

11-05-2011, 03:52 AM	#1
tonyparra Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: In your back seat with duck tape Posts: 4,568	Wordpress pros inside pls: Random Post w/ thumbnails Ive been trying to add random post with thumbnail to a blog, but cant get it to work, cant find a plugin : PHP Code: `<ul> <?php $args = array( 'numberposts' => 5, 'orderby' => 'rand', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'offset' => 0); $rand_posts = get_posts( $args ); foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?> <li><h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2><p><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, thumbnail, true); ?>" width="100" height="100"> </p></li> <?php endforeach; ?> </ul>` it spits out only the latest post and repeats it 5 times what the hall am i doing wrong??? __________________ High Performance Vps $10 Linode Manage your Digital Ocean, Linode, or Favorite Cloud Server. Simple, fast, and secure Server Pilot Last edited by tonyparra; 11-05-2011 at 03:54 AM..

11-05-2011, 04:11 AM	#2
tonyparra Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: In your back seat with duck tape Posts: 4,568	tried this no luck Code: <li><h3>Some Random posts</h3> <ul> <?php $posts = get_posts(?orderby=rand&numberposts=5′); foreach($posts as $post) { ?> <li><a href=?<?php the_permalink(); ?>? title=?<?php the_title(); ?>?><?php the_title(); ?></a> </li> <?php } ?> </ul> </li> __________________ High Performance Vps $10 Linode Manage your Digital Ocean, Linode, or Favorite Cloud Server. Simple, fast, and secure Server Pilot

11-05-2011, 05:20 AM	#4
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11-05-2011, 09:17 AM	#9
vdbucks Monger Cash Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,773	Here ya go.. the proper way to do it >< For use as the main or only loop: PHP Code: <?php $args1 = array( 'posts_per_page' => 5, 'orderby' => 'rand', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'offset' => 0 ); query_posts($args1); if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> <li> <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2> <p><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, thumbnail, true); ?>" width="100" height="100"></p> </li> <?php endwhile; endif; ?> Use this as a secondary loop on a page with multiple loops... will save some resources by using the initial query from the main loop as opposed to creating a new query: PHP Code: <?php $args2 = array( 'posts_per_page' => 5, 'orderby' => 'rand', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'offset' => 0 ); $rand_posts = get_posts($args2); foreach ($rand_posts as $post) : setup_postdata($post); ?> <li> <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2> <p><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, thumbnail, true); ?>" width="100" height="100"></p> </li> <?php endforeach; ?>